The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 182: what you’re looking at

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After Hi, you 6 BAH ook bo very unhappy; and you déetainiy are Hot: pitis ; _away, On the contraty, the froth ie of the country has brought 4 richer colouk' te cheeks; and they invite what I aki tow about to | dw beatuw upon them.” | Thus speaking, the Duké kissed cath plum and carnation-hued otek; atid thed, by way 6 variety, he paid a einillax compliment to thd dewy richness of Lettite Rodney's ip - “And how that you have thus tefreshed gour- eclf, my dear Marchmiont,” dhe laughingly and familiarly said, “perhaps you will hive the kind- ness to enter a little mdgo deeply into oxplank, tions than you have hithérto done? ‘The Box of dresses has arrived, I find———" or “And to-morrow evening, ohé must bs mite uee of,” rejoined the Dike. “ Lidteh ti ib atteh- tively, my deaw Lettice; anid I Will tell you pre. thie Tatars ghteen years ago, or theresbouts. Graétidebothde sey be afded in « half-hushed voice, the BB ve ™ ‘ © What Bo you tnean ?” inquired Lottice Hiktily: “TY inctia; mim,” andtared the gitl, “that 88 late Duke's oti & hatttitea the plate; and @biit'd midté, the lidtlings of his dog Kave been heurd of thé dame pets tie nitht-tinid.” «How abiitd !” qjecilated Bettis; but a shade neveithuldse catid 608: her countehands—ind fée the remainder of thé day dha folt an oppression of eerie tact ai the fiad not experienced fur o long, Tt must be cbstited that this day of which we Hits Book writing, wee Bridey. Ovi the fullowing y Olitistian Adhton had to inéet Mr: Reddliffo in tie nelghibuathodd of thé turbpike ot the Wik- clidater rokd, The a Wide ‘icheeally finb for anda; and Wliortly Stk UW 0’ clock im the altérndit of this Gntubiay, Chrivtinn wet out on his walk froin DAblands. Aa Ko wan proceeding thy nis He pétooived ths gh the grounds Be p uchbhs of base bahhit Wilkitig with the Hos, Mr. Sténtops. She was tidb howbver Mating olf his dyn; nor wae thet aught in hor fook to detote that she axperienosd iy partivalat plenslird ih the society uf het sompinids. — - We have dircady said thut Lavinia was in her thirty-seoond yeit“that phe wai tall amd finel forded: Per halt was of a light auburn, whic cisely how you are to act.” she habitually wore iti minasive tredeed; Bid whieh, Marchront then detailed guch explanations as| as they tow Hoxted beneath tho simple atraw- wore requisite for the furtherance of his tréavher- bonnet whith sho bad pdt on for her ramble, ous scheme: but it is not conéletent with the itn. | formed a lustrous Fratrework for & couritonance of mediate requirements of oir nhtrative that we! the miost interesting beduty. Her profile was should chronicle theta. Suffice it to observe that | faultlees. The forsiiead was Sigh, and dduslinzly Lettice Rudney promised to fulfil the Duke's in-' fair,~the deliente tracery of blue veins bens er } fedtly straiyhty the efibrews, miny stnall casket containiig severdl exquisite and adatly | chides darker than the halt, dei. finvly arched. articles of jewellery. . | Ths largd bide eyé hud a Pole ahd pendive expres- “ To-morrow night, therefore, my dear Lettice !" : siun: tdore bbauteous eyes néver graced a fornale eaid the Duke, as he tose to take is departure. | countenaiies! ‘The lsshes wots darket atill than “But recollect that you do tot atir dbroad in the | the brows, and thickly fringed the lids. Nothity daytime: you can take pletty df oxerdige in the | could excel the classics chisolling of the lps, which Inige enclosed garden at the back of the house. 1 | were of bright vermijjon; and when the Dearchess took care,” be continued, glancln towards some | stifled, those lips revealed two rows of testh ith numerous | resetibling pestis. Tho delfvately routided chit novels and interesting works: and, by the bye, 1 | completed the oval of that beauteous countetiance, have brought you 4 quantity of néwspapers.” -—the complexion of which was chastely fair, with Thus speaking, his Gracé drew forth a packet of j only the tint of thé rose-lotf upoit the cheeks. ‘To journals, which he placed upon the tablo ; abd after (gpad tipon that charming fase—to observe the a little more conversation, he tock his departuré. | woddnese df disposition whidh the lige blue eyes Presently the young woman Phebe entered the! expreased—it would seein impossible that any nian voom to cleat away the brealfust-things ; énd | wits possessed of a soul black'etiough to harbour Lettice, who @as standing at the window, ingilrod; | évit thoughts against this lady. Ttdéed sho pios- What ia the distance from the bottom of this | edssed every charm of countenasids ‘and of figure, lanc to Oaklands r” | an well as of tiibd, to inspires adtnitution, love, and “2X should think about a tile and a quarter,” , respect. | as Phoebe Norwood’s response. “If you até: The symmetry of Lavinis’s forda was complete, going there, ma’am, you can’t pdssibly mistake the Nothing could exeeod thé gravefil arching of thd road: it is pretty nearly straight—except close by | neck, or the dazzling whitenéss of the throat. Thd the porid, whére the late Duke was murdered ; and | ehoulders sloped gentiy, thus imperecptibly as ft there it takes a sort of tarn.” | were blending with the arme. The bust was finely “ Ah!” ejaculated Lettice, with a shudder + “the ; modelled, but modoatly concealed by a dete with pond whére the late Duke waa murdered is on | & high corsage; ahd this was the invariable étyis the rodd-side ?”—atid then she said to herself, * A | adopted by Lavinia, whose pure taste and délitasy comforthble spot to pass at night-time!" | of feeling would have revolted against any mer- SS CO CONMUC NOG